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NEW 🧈 Crumpets. Jason’s Sourdough to launch new Proper Sourdough Crumpets. Available in supermarkets now for rsp: £1.60/six-pack. 🔗 See where to get them here:
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Labour revives energy drinks ban ditched by Tories as ‘nanny state’.
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Health secretary Wes Streeting claimed the move could prevent obesity in up to 40,000 children
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UK retailers urged to rethink dairy procurement strategy to secure future milk supply.
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Despite a milk glut in 2025, the oversupply was temporary and a result of UK farmers responding quickly to favourable margins, good weather and fewer production restrictions than seen in the EU or...
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Activist investor unveils plan to turn around ‘deeply undervalued’ PepsiCo.
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Hedge fund Elliott Investment Management, which has built a $4bn stake, surprised PepsiCo management with a letter setting out its aims
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Müller triples operating profit as it returns to the black.
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Müller nearly tripled its operating profit in 2024, powered by volume growth in both its branded and ingredients businesses
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Meat prices will be driven up further by drought, industry warns.
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A lack of grass growth caused by the hot and dry summer months has meant farmers are having to buy in feed or use winter feed earlier
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NEW 🍑 Vodka. Smirnoff has introduced its Crush sub-brand of vodka-based RTDs to the UK. Mango & Peach and Lemon & Lime available in stores now for rsp: £3.50/440ml. 🔗 See where to get them here:
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.@Fortnums has announced the winners of its inaugural challenger brand discovery programme. The 10 winners will be stocked on shelves from September.
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Ten winning small producers including Crwst, Gingerbread World and Umami Bros will be stocked by the retailer from September
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WATCH: Wype makes cheeky TV debut with talking bottom advert.
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The ad features a woman using Wype's refillable cleansing gel and conversing with her own bum
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Coca-Cola in student trial of #DRS in Scotland ahead of UK rollout.
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Students at New College Lanarkshire, Scotland, will trial a financial incentive to encourage recycling through the use of reverse vending machines
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NEW 🍋🟩 Wine. Jam Shed has launched new Tropical Crush wine. Available in Tesco stores now for £7.25/750ml
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Kraft Heinz to be broken into two separate independent companies following a unanimous vote by its board ⛓️💥
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Kraft Heinz is to be broken into two separate independent companies following a unanimous vote by its board
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨. The John Lewis Partnership has named James Bailey's replacement as the new MD of Waitrose.
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The partnership has moved quickly to name a successor to James Bailey who confirmed that he was leaving the upmarket retailer a fortnight ago
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Greggs has launched a three-part lunch meal deal alongside an updated autumn menu. 🔗 See what's new here:
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For a limited time, customers can swap their meal deal side to a sausage roll or vegan sausage roll
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Co-op shakes up leadership teams including a new CCO
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Co-op said its new commercial and logistics division would be 'a cornerstone of our strategy'
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Asda owner TDR Capital among potential bidders for Costa.
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It is not the first time TDR Capital has expressed interest in Costa, having previously explored a deal through its petrol forecourt business, EG Group, in 2018
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WATCH: Taskmaster star Alex Horne stars in comedy music video for @Waitrose's ‘Check Your Chicken’ campaign.
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Starring Taskmaster star Alex Horne and his band, the social film comprises a comedy music video about checking the quality of an array of Waitrose chicken products
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NEW 🌶️ Crisps. KP Snacks to launch a new shape for its Nik Naks brand. Twisters: Nice ’n’ Spicy and Tangy ’n’ Cheesy available from this week for rsp: £2.50/130g. 🔗 See where to get them here:
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Sainsbury's to roll out facial recognition tech following a rise in #retailcrime.
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The technology will be used to identify and possibly ban people who are 'violent, aggressive or steal in the store'
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Asda has shaken up the leadership team of its convenience estate 🛒.
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Asda's chief supply chain officer David Lepley will take direct responsibility for the Asda Express division
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